Thu, 12 December 2013
For centuries they lay hidden in clay jars in remote cliff-side caves near the Dead Sea, but now you and your family can see the Dead Sea Scrolls in 10 US cities, including at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City right now through April 2014. And even if you can't go in person, you'll find amazing ways to be involved from wherever you are at the website (TheLeonardo.org) with podcasts of lectures, book clubs, and picture books. |
Wed, 23 October 2013
What was temple worship like in Old and New Testament times? What ancient symbolism might be enlightening to us as we worship in our Latter-day temples? The 2013 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium taking place this Saturday on the BYU Provo campus addresses these and many other aspects of "The Mountain of the Lord" in ancient times. And if you can't attend in person, the book containing nearly all of the presentations has just been published. |
Fri, 28 June 2013
So here’s a question; if you could visit Israel and go to all the places you’ve read about and dreamed of experiencing, using every sense but sight--meaning you wouldn't see a thing--would you still want to go? Would it be worth it? Kyle Woodruff has been blind since birth, but on a recent tour of the Holy Land with a choir, he “saw” the land of Israel and the places Jesus walked and taught, in very different ways than everyone else in the group--and came up with some amazing and surprising insights. That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull |
Wed, 12 June 2013
Motivating and inspiring young people to do their best is always a good thing, but how to do it? In the case of the members of the Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra, director Kayson Brown seems to have found just the right formula for inspiring excellence. In this interview he talks about high expections, love, and an over-riding sense of purpose; traits which apply to much more than music, although we’ll be sure to hear lots of great music along the way. That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull. |
Thu, 4 April 2013
What if you wanted to paint the being you worship? You might worry that you don’t have the skill, but what about an even more basic consideration; is it right to even try? If you do try, then what kind of representation should you use? Classical, realistic, or abstract? You’ll find all these questions and a lot more to think about and see in this excerpt from J. Kirk Richards’ recent keynote address at the 2013 conference of The Association for Mormon Letters, titled, “Seek Ye the Face of Christ: Considerations in Depicting the Savior.” And, because it’s such a visual presentation, we’ve made this a video podcast. Click here to view the presention. That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull. |
Wed, 13 March 2013
The word “banquet” conjures up the image of a feast; delicious food and lots of it, but for the past 22 years, students at BYU have hosted a Hunger Banquet – a banquet where the goodies are not doled out equally. In fact, most of the attendees go away hungry, at least physically, but filled with a very tangible vision of the scope of global poverty. This event is truly “thinking globally while acting locally,” not only by raising awareness, but also by benefitting a local organization which helps international refugees in Northern Utah. Click Here to listen! That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull. |
Wed, 16 January 2013
It’s the middle of winter here in North America – the time for snow and freezing temperatures, and the time when nothing grows in the garden. At least that’s what most of us have come to think. But you might be surprised to know just how much you can grow all winter long. In fact, the skills of winter gardening were common knowledge and even common practice up until just 50 or so years ago.
This week we’ll talk to an expert on Winter Gardening – a man who manages to feed his entire family from his garden all winter long. In this interview you’ll learn how a winter garden works, and you’ll also learn a simple secret to always having a garden no matter where you live.
That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull. |